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The Confession Tapes

The Confession Tapes

Description: When is a confession not a confession? When it's involuntary, coerced or downright false. Those are the claims made by the subjects featured in this true-crime series. Each episode goes inside a case in which a murder suspect made a confession but later backtracked. Episodes include interviews with investigators, lawyers, wrongful conviction experts and people close to those involved in the cases. Audio and video recordings of the suspects' interactions with members of law enforcement are also presented to help determine the legality of the confessions.
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Year Released: 2017
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 11
First episode air date: September 8, 2017
Director: Kelly Loudenberg
Program Creator: Kelly Loudenberg
Production Company: A24 (season 2)
Cast: Brian Hutchinson, Loretta Fisher, Sarah Isaacs, Ken Klonsky, MORE
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